> In a message dated 5/22/2007 6:01:24 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
> kg0wx@hotmail.com writes:
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> 1) How do you know when you've got 400#'s of tension on the guy wires?
> 2) How do you cut 3/16" 7x19 cable? The stuff just laughs at my wire
> cutters!
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> 1. Borrow or buy a Loos tension gauge. It is invaluable for doing what
> you
> want to do.
> 2. Borrow or buy a cable cutter at you local Home Depot/Loews. A cheap
> one
> should run around $20-$25.
Another cutter is one of the little high speed hand held cut off saws that
use an abrasive disk. When cutting flixible cable like the 3/16 7X19 make
sure it is held solidly as the cut off wheel can grab.
Nuther approach is a big heavy metal chisel and engineer's hammer. Lay the
cable over a metal plate (of suficient thickness to survive) place chisel on
cable, and whack with hammer. For 3/16" it doesn't take much of a whack.
Good Luck,
Roger (K8RI)
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